Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY.
How 1t Was Observed In the Capital
City.

suspended, DankS ana business uouoeS "S4'
closed, and the appearance of the street.
reminded one of Sunday. Flags were UNI
furled to the breeze at half-mast through
out the city, while many buildings were
decorated in the habiliments of mourning
The management of the committees IRON
the different Grand Army Posts and Relle
Corps was most excellent; all acted IN har
mony, and the programme was fully car
ried out in the most impressive manner
The day was quite warm, particularly sc
for the military, Grand Army men, ano
members of civic societies who were IN
line, their uniforms being of heavy wooden
material.
The procession commenced forming on
Tenth and /. streets at 1:30 P. NJ, but did
not get started until 2:15. The line OF march
was from Tenth and l., to X, to Second, to
j, to Tenth, to the city cemetery. The pro-
cession was a long one and very imposing
in appearance. The entire city seemed to
turn out, the sidewalks along the line OF
march were crowded, and the Z" city OF the
dead was filled with thousands of people,
who decorated the graves of the departed
with the handsome floral pieces.
The order of the procession was as fol-
lows: Platoon of twelve policemen under
command of Chief Dillman Grand Mar
shall Tozer and aids mounted; Brigadier-
General John I. Carey and staff in car
riages First Artillery Band, twenty pieces ;
First Artillery Regiment, Companies a, e,
4 and G, under command of Colonel Guth-
RE; Uniformed Rank Knights OF Pythias,
Captain Davis; Knights of Sherwood For
est, Commander Morgan; Hussar Band, 16
pieces; Sacramento Hussars, Captain f.
Iail Gnp IN l.
Estes; Warren Post, Commander j. N.
Moore; Fair Oaks Post, Commander John
n. Larkin; ex-soldiers and sailors, Next
can veterans sons of veterans, Sumner and
Fair Oaks Women's Relief Corps in car
riages, California Pioneers. citizens in car
riages.
The memorial services were held in the
Grand Army plat in the eastern portion of
the cemetery. In the center of the plat is
a large monument erected, 'In memory of
our fallen comrades" around which the
officers of the day and those who took part
in the exercises congregated. The graves
were buried deep with flowers. The two
bands occupied a position on the south
side of the plat and furnished patriotic
music suitable for the occasion. The ritual
services were read by the officers of Sum-
ner POSTS assisted by Comrade A. T.
Needham, of Alameda, who acted i'll the
capacity of Chaplain. The first general
order, calling for the observance of Deco
ration Day, some nineteen years ago
issued by John A. Logan, the soldier,
patriot, and statesman who died within
the past year, was read as appropriate to
the day. His burning words of eloquence,
breathing patriotism in every line, seemed
more appropriate than ever, and every
veterans head was bowed in reverence and
silence as they were read by Adjutant
Maydwell
Throughout the cemetery the decorations
were so numerous, so appropriate, so ex-
presslve of love, reverence and affection,
that it awakened in the minds of all
thoughts of the many tender ties that had
been broken. of the hearts that had been
made sad, of the numberless homes that
had been made desolate and lonely, when
" the silver cord was broken" and the
loved one, whose grave was now kept
green, whose memory was honored and
revered, had crossed the "silent river 1"
and entered that unknown land, from
whose bourne no traveller returns" The
decorations appeared to be very gen.
eral throughout the cemetery; every little
mound covered the remains of g somebody's
darling" The graves of soldiers were
from the fact that each was marked with
small flag, the banner for the preservation
of which he left his home, family and
friends, and offered up his life a sacrifice
on the altar of his country.
Sleep. comrade, sleep, and rest
On this field of the grounded arms,
Where foes no more modest,
No sentry's shot alarms.
Ye have slept on the ground before
And started to your feet
At the cannon su1 den roar.
Or the drums redoubling beat
But in tn camp of death
No sound your slumber breaks,
Here is no fevered breath.
No wound that bleeds and aches
All is repose and peace,
Untrampled lies the sod,
The shouts of battle cease,
Ii is the truce of God.
Rest, comrade, rest, and sleep;
The thoughts of man shall be
As sentinels TO keep
Your rest from danger free.
Your silent tents of green
We deck with fragrant flowers.
Yours has the suffering been,
The memory shall be ours.
The exercises, notwithstanding the many
hundred vehicles that were in line, passed
off without an accident. The management
was as fellows: President of the Day, J.
w. Reeves Grand Marshal, General Lew
eIlyn Tozer; Aids, Geo. w. Ficks, O. P.
Dodge. Col. w. b. Burtis Chaplain, Rev.
Carroll NJ. Davis.
Reeves. w. B. Maydwell, o. p Dodge; War
rem Post, Wallace Doan, A. Miller, John
Williams; Fair Oaks Post, +. B. Osler, II.
P. Winchell, Geo. W. Ficks; Sumner
Corps, Elizabeth J. Maydwell, Rebecca j.
Estes, Mrs. Lizzie Burnett; Fair Oaks
Corps, Mrs. Mary Cummings, Mrs. Lizzie
Paine, Mrs. Sallie Larkin Ladies G. A. r,
Mrs Cornelia Shirland. Mrs. Carrie Moore,
Mrs. Katie Baldwin.
The New Metropolitan Theatre was
crowded up stairs and down by those who
assembled in the evening" to enjoy the pnu-
steal and literary exercises which concluded
the days observance. The theater never
looked prettier, It's floral decorations being
beautiful beyond description. The stage
setting represented a parlor, in the rear of
which were three arched door-ways. In the
center arch was a large shield worked in
bright red flowers, upon which was
wrought in white flowers the words Grant
and Logan" In the arches in the sides
were immense emblems representing Grand
fully made. Numerous smaller pieces were
placed upon the stage, and the whole taste
fully festooned with silken banners,
with national colors. Mayor Greg
DRY, the orator, officers of the day,
and those who took part in the
occupied seats upon the stage.
Fair Oaks Glee Club, composed entirely of
ladies, made a neat appearance. They
were dressed in black, wore white gloves
and a badge of blue, upon which was
stamped a twig of live oak. The badge is
neat and suggestive, and as a glee club
this one knows no superior. In its ranks
are several of the finest voices in the city
The programme of the evening, which was
strictly carried out, was as follows:
Overture national airs by the Stand
ard Orchestra, seventeen pieces, A. San
born, Director; opening address, President
of the Day, J. w. Reeves; PRAYER, Chap
lain, Rev. Carroll NJ. Davis; The Night
Before the Battle" Fair Oaks Glee Club:
Miss Addie Carter. Mrs. Sallie Larkin,
Mrs. Rosa Fitch, Mrs. Sloan Spencer,
Mrs. S. Wasserman, Mrs. Maggie Breen.
Mrs. Sallie Joy, Mrs. Jessie Storch, Miss
Minnie Burkhart, Miss Ella Tubbs, Mrs.
Emma Bidwell, Mrs. Emma Watson, Miss
Emma Vogelgesang, Mrs. Inez Ficks. Miss
Kit,ie Dake, Miss Mana Dake, Mrs. May
Mclaughlin, Miss Gertie Gerrish, Mrs.
Jennie Bell, Mrs. Mary Smith, Miss Eliza
Wittenbrock, Miss Lista Wittenbrock, Miss
Mary Borchers; galop, orchestra; Grafton,
Comrade a. T. Needham. of Alameda;
Roman march, orchestra; solo, The